Fox squirrel

This species is common in some parts of North America. Where I live in northern Mississippi, they are rather uncommon and live in denser parts of the forest. Their color is quite variable, ranging from red (which gives them their name) to pure black. This individual has a black face, but is mostly red.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_squirrel

micritter, Doerthe, , Jörg and 6 other people have particularly liked this photo

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Jeff Farley

A superb shot Ron. Thank you for posting to FFF.

5 years ago.

Ronald Losure ^club has replied to Jeff Farley

Thank you very much, Jeff .

5 years ago.

Diane Putnam ^club

Now, that guy is pretty cute. Never heard of them.

5 years ago.

Ronald Losure ^club has replied to Diane Putnam ^club

Thanks, Diane. They are common, maybe even abundant, east of the Rockies.

5 years ago.

sunlight ^club

Super erwischt; sie sind so flink, dass man sie kaum in die Kamera bekommt..=

5 years ago.

Ronald Losure ^club has replied to sunlight ^club

Danke, Ingrid . Die Kamera ist automatisch, also ich kann keinen Kredit aufnehmen .

5 years ago.

sunlight ^club has replied to Ronald Losure ^club

:-)

5 years ago.

Doerthe ^club

I don't think I have ever seen one before. Such unusual coloration.

5 years ago.

Ronald Losure ^club has replied to Doerthe ^club

This is the most common squirrel species in Michigan, but I never saw this color pattern there.

5 years ago.

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